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Uplevel | June 09, 2020

Uplevel, a company that leverages both machine learning and organizational science to empower engineering effectiveness, today announced new software features to help engineers and their teams improve the way they work together when remote. “At the office, engineering teams used to worry about physical interruptions and in-person meetings, which forced them to context switch to keep up,” said Joe Levy, co-founder and CEO, Uplevel. “Now, due to increased digital i...

The Chartered Institute of Building | June 15, 2020

Covid-19 testing stations would ensure any outbreaks are tracked and traced as quickly as possible, enabling construction to bounce back quickly and safely. The CIOB’s proposal to integrate major British construction sites into the recently launched NHS Test and Trace system, to enable the regular testing of workers without risking further transmission of the virus, comes in the institute’s recent submission to a consultation on Covid-19 recovery by the Business, Energ...

PBC Today | October 08, 2020

HS2 is the first major infrastructure programme to adopt digital engineering, with BIM at its core, at the very earliest stages of the project to allow future benchmarking to be delivered over the entire lifecycle – and in real time. Head of digital engineering Dr Sonia Zahiroddiny explains how it works. Digital engineering within HS2 is an umbrella term used to describe the application of Computer Aided Design (CAD), Geographic Information System (GIS) and wider information modelling and ...

The Engineer | March 03, 2020

Now in its seventh year, International Women in Engineering Day 2020 is designed to raise the profile of women in engineering across the globe and focus on career opportunities available to girls in the profession. Coordinated by the Women’s Engineering Society, INWED’s global reach has seen countries including Panama, Canada, Rwanda, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Pakistan participate in the campaign. In 2016 INWED was awarded UNESCO patronage for the first time. Elizabeth Donnelly, CEO...